Hair waver



May 2, 1933. R M KEELE 1,906,756

HAIR WAVER Filed Aug. 21, 1928 2 SheetsSheet l INVENTOR R.M.KEELE May 2, 1933. R. M; KEELE 1,906,756

HAIR WAVER Filed Aug. 21. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. R .M K 5:1.1:

ATTORNEY.

Patented May 2, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE RALPH M. KEELE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOIB, BY NESNE ASSIGN- HENTS, 1'0. DUAR'I IANUTACTURING CO. LTD., 01 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,

CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA mm WAVER Application fled August 21, 1928. Serial No. 301,110.

This invention resides in the provision of an inexpensive, simply constructed and greatly improved device for properly holding the hair in Marcel waving apparatus.

One of the purposes of the invention is to provide a waving device as described, which device will permit of an easier and quicker arrangement of the strands of hair to be waved and which when once quickly assembled will securely hold the hair tightly wound on the waving member thereof without requiring the holding of said member in position by hand until the heating element is applied, as is the case with other waving devices now generally used.

. Another purpose of the invention is to provide a hair waving device in which, by use of a ratchet-like clamp or holding means, the curling member with the hair wound thereon may be easily and quickly turned to tighten the hair while said member'is mounted on and held in place by the especially formed holder therefor.

A further object is to provide a waver with which the hair may be securely clamped close to the head in such manner that the hair may be tightened on the waving member without pulling the hair at the scalp.

Another object is to provide a hair waver of the character described which for reason of the especially formed means for clamp-' ing the hair close to the head, steam and hot moisture developed during the waving operation are preventedfrom passing inward between the jaws of the clamp towards thrv head, the said steam and moisture being discharged away from the head. i I

A still further object is to provide a hair waver of the character described, ,which waver permits of an easier and better application of the heatingirons thereto and pre vents the transmission of heat to the head to a greater extent thanithe types of wavers now generally used. 7

With theabove mentioned and other oh- 1 jects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,'and set forth in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of the hair waver of my'invention with the hair wound thereon.

Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the waver as it would appear when prepared for the application of the heating irons thereto.

Fig. 3 represents a sectional view taken on the plane of line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 represents a side elevation of the hair waving member.

Fig. 5 represents a side elevation of the combined clamp and holder.

Fig. 6 represents an end elevation of the clamp and holder as when open.

Fig. 7 represents an end elevation of the waver as when prepared for use showing in dotted lines the heatingirons clamped thereon.

is mounted on the clamp '1. By the use of this 1 holding clamp, when the hair is tightly wound on the waver 2, the latter may be readily and easily positioned in the holder and will be held securely in place and against turning without requiring that the waver be held in place by hand. The waver when once positioned will be securely held and the hair wiH be maintained tightly wound thereon.

The clamp 1 is made of two rectangular jaws designated 4 and 5, which jaws are Fig. 8 is a perspective view of amodified device shown the invention shown in made of wood, or any other suitable material of poor heat conducting qualities. These jaws are hinged together by means of a resilient metal strip 6 secured by fastenings 7 to certain ends of the jaws. At the other ends of these jaws is a pivoted clasp 7 having a hook 8 on one end adapted to engage in a notch 9 provided in the adjacent end of the other jaw. In the opposed faces of the jaws are complementary grooves 10 and 11, in the one 10 of which a felt covered strip 12 is fitted so that part of said strip projects outwardly from the groove and is adapted to engage in the groove 11 in the other jaw. The jaw 5 is slotted as at 13 through to the back of the groove 11 for the purpose of permitting steam and hot moisture to escape out the side instead of inwardly towards the head of the. person being treated. The hair is adapted to be clamped between the felt covered strip and groove 11. This dovetailing of these parts provides for a tight joint not only to tightly clamp the hair as shown in Fig. 3 by forcing the hair into the groove 11 but for preventing steam from moving inward between the jaws. This causes the steam to pass laterally out through the slot 13. On the bottoms of the jaws 4 and 5 are felt strips 14 which are adapted to engage the head of the person being treated. The felt covered strip 12 is removable so that it may be readily replaced when soiled or worn and a tight joint may therefore be provided at all times.

The waving member 2 is cylindrical and provided with a pivoted clasp member 15 under which the first wrapping of hair is placed and over which the other wrappings are extended. On one end of the waving member 2 are a plurality of notches or serrations 16 serving as ratchet teeth and adapted for. cooperation with the holder 3. r

The holder 3 is elongated and curved in cross section so that the waver will fit closely therein. At one end of the holder is an upwardly'curved resilient extension 17 which is bent downward as at 18 to serve as a pawl. This pawl portion 18 is adapted to engage with the teeth 16 near the upper side of the waver and by this engagement the waver is held securely in place on the holder and will not turn and loosen the hair thereon. By rotating the waver the hair may be tightened thereon as desired without removing the waver from the holder. The ratchet action prevents slipping of the waver and insures the holding of the waver in position with the hair tightly wound thereon.

The holder 3 is mounted on an upstanding rib 19 carried on the jaw 4 and this disposes the holder above the plane of the upper sides of the jaws 4 and 5 to permit of an easier application of the cloth covering 20, the perforated metal cover 21 and the heating irons 22 to the waver.

In Fig. 7 the heating irons are shown in dotted lines and as when applied to the waver. The cloth sheet 20, the metal cover 21 and the irons are of the conventional type applied in the order named after the hair on the waver has been wetted with the waving solution as is the practice in permanent waving operations.

The modified form of the invention includes a hair clamp 25 formed of two semicylindrical jaws 26 and 27 made of suitable sheet or other metal, and adapted to clamp between them an elongated rubber or felt covered removable jaw member 28. This member 28 is compressible and substantially oval in cross section, and its rounded or curved side is adapted to engage a curved cushion 29 secured in the concave side of the jaws 27. Narrow metal straps 31 and 32 are riveted to the inner sides of jaws 26 and 27 and at certain ends of said jaws are hinged together as at 33, thereby hingedly connecting the jaws of the clamp. At the other ends of the jaws these strips are bent to form coacting spring catch members 34 and 35, one of which members is notched as at 36, and carries a spring metal reinforcing piece 37. This provides for locking the jaws together tightly, regardless of the thickness of the hair strand which is clamped between the v member 28 and cushion member 29.

Along the lower edges of the jaws 26 and 27 are integral laterally extending base plates 38 on which the lower sides of said jaws rest. To the under sides of the plates are glued cork or other strips 39 which latter have feet or other soft rubber cushioning strips 40 glued on their lower sides. These cork and felt strips space the clamp from the head and the felt insures comfortable contact of the device with the head.

The jaw 27 is bent upright as at 41 along its upper edge and then curved inward and upward as at 42, then bent back on top of said portion 42 to form a concave holder member 43 for the waver 44. This waver is identical with the waver 2. At one end the member 43 is extended-in an upward, inward curve to form a resilient pawl member 45, the free end of which is adapted to grip the notched or serrated part 46 of the hair waver. This member 45 is so arranged that when the waver is placed on the holder with the hair tightly wound thereon, said member may be readily engaged with the notched portion 46 of the waver and will hold the waver in place and against turning. The ratchet action of the holder permits the winding of hair on the waver without necessitating removal of the waver from the holder or the holding of the waver by hand to prevent unwinding of the hair. The upper edge of the jaw 26 is curved outwardly as at 47 and there is provided an unobstructed outlet space for steam and moisture between the upper edges of the jaws, I

thus preventing the discharge of steam around toward the head. The hair in this form of the invention is extended between the cork strips; the member 28 and cushion 29,

then up between the upper edges of the jaws means without affecting the hair between the clamping said strand 0 hair,

escape of hot vapor upon heating the wound gripping means and the scalp; means for securing said winding means against unwinding rotation when the length of hair is completely wound thereon, said gripping means having a baflle to prevent hot vapor applied to the coiled hair from reaching the sea p.

l 2. A hair curlin and waving device com-.

prising a means or gripping the hair, a curler for winding into a coil under tension the length of hair extending from said gripping means without afiecting the hair be tween the gripping means and the scalp, and means for mounting the curler upon said gripping means in a position substantially parallel to the scalp, said gripping means having interfitting portions serving to prevent hot vapor applied to the coiled hair from reaching the scalp.

3, In hair waving apparatus, a curler upon which a strand of hair can be wound, and a protector ada' ted to retain the curler with the hair woun thereon substantially parallel to the scalp, said protector comprising two elongated members having opposed grip ing faces, and means for clamping said mem rs together u on the strand of hair, one of said gripping aces being concave and the other being convex to interfit said concave face.

4. In hair waving apparatus, a curler upon which a strand of hair can be wound, and a protector adapted to retain the curler with the hair wound thereon substantially parallel to the scalp, said protector comprising. two elongated members having opposed gripping faces, one of said members he provided with a slot extending lon 'tu mally thereof with one lon 'tudinal go of the slot communicating with the gripping faces and the other longitudinal edge communicating with the atmosphere along the outer face of said one member, and means for members together upon the said slot afiording a net for strand.

elongated members having opposed gripping faces, the gripping face on one of said members being concave and-the gripping face on the other member being convex and adapted to interfit said concave face, and means for clamping said members together upon the strand of hair, said one member being formed with a slot extending longitudinally thereof between the upper and lower faces of the same, one longitudinal edge of said slot communicatin with saidconcave face, and the other longitudinal edge of said slot communicating with the atmosphere.

- RALPH M. KEELE.

5. .In hair waving apparatus, a curler upon which a strand ofhair can bewound, and a protector ada ted to retain the curler with the hair woun thereon substantially parallel to the scalp, said protector compris ng two I 

